China cybersecurity law 2017

caption Google CEO Sundar Pichai. source Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A group of 14 human rights organizations have written an open letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai demanding Google kill plans to create a censored search engine in China. Codenamed “Dragonfly,” Google’s plans to create a search engine compatible with China’s stringent laws were revealed by the Intercept in early August. The letter, signed by the likes of Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, asks Google to clarify its position on censorship and put safeguards in place for whistleblowers. A group of 14 human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and PEN International, have written an open letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai demanding he reverse plans to launch a censored search engine in China. News broke in early August that Google was planning to re-enter China after an eight-year hiatus. The Intercept obtained … [Read more...] about 14 powerful human rights groups write to Google demanding it kill plans to launch a China search engine

For the first time, China could be trying to hack a foreign election. On July 11, US-based security research firm FireEye alleged that a Chinese hacking group which is said to have close links to Beijing broke into the computer systems belonging to Cambodia’s electoral commission, government ministries, domestic media and opposition figures. The dailyReport Must-reads from across Asia - directly to your inbox The actual intent of these hacks is unknown. Cyber-attacks on political opposition figures and media could be designed to help the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), which is already poised to win the July 29 election given that its main rival, the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), was formally dissolved last November and thus won’t be on the ballot. Another possibility is that Beijing wants to know the private thoughts of officials in a country where it has poured in massive amounts of aid and its state-owned and private companies have made … [Read more...] about Risks and returns in China’s digital designs for SE Asia

China, too, is suffering the consequences of fake news. Thanks to the huge number of Internet users and the information explosion, fake news is rampant. According to a China Internet Network Information Centre report in January, the number of mobile phone users in China reached 753 million. A QuestMobile report shows an average netizen’s reliance on mobile Internet had dramatically increased to 273.2 minutes a day by March. Fake news in reference to social aspects of China accounts for more than half of the total (56 per cent) social media reports, according to People.cn. Data analysis reveal fake news involving personal security, food safety, healthcare, and social ethics account for about 75 per cent of the total fake news in the social field. Social media is the primary source of fake news. A lot of fake news is published in “self-media” and social media, and by re-reporting it, the traditional media cause a deluge of fake news, which weakens the credibility and … [Read more...] about How China’s Internet giants fight fake news

Vietnamcybersecurity laws Crypto-currency transactions are illegal in Vietnam and new regulations will also ban the mining of them or the import of associated computer hardware By Luke Thompson June 6, 2018 7:38 PM (UTC+8) Share Tweet Linkedin Print Email Share 0 Comment 0 Asia remains the beating heart of the crypto and blockchain industry. Four of the top five largest exchanges in the world are based there and more than 50% of global crypto trade happens in only a couple of Asian countries. The region also has some very autocratic governments and not all are in favor of this embryonic form of currency. The dailyReport Must-reads from across Asia - directly to your inbox Vietnam is the latest to join the likes of China in imposing heavy-handed restrictions on crypto mining, more specifically hardware imports. The Ministry of Finance has proposed the suspension of importing Bitcoin mining equipment, citing that the practice is “difficult to manage by … [Read more...] about Hanoi cracks down on crypto mining, mulls new cyber laws

WASHINGTON: With the end of constitutional limits on his presidential term, Xi Jinping’s decision to opt for unlimited tenure should eliminate any doubt that Beijing will ease up on its use of high-tech tools to maintain control.China is building a 21st-century surveillance state and, wittingly or not, Silicon Valley’s leaders are playing a part.Their business rationale for pursuing opportunities in China has long been clear. The ethical issue facing them today – whether they should continue according to plan – is now anything but.Tech industry leaders, of course, aren’t alone.For Washington, China’s increasingly protectionist trade policies and sweeping territorial claims – backed up by militarised manufactured islands in the South China Sea – have dispelled the notion that Xi intends to settle into an assigned role in the Western world order, or even play by its rules.Silicon Valley’s CEOs have invested heavily in China as a … [Read more...] about Commentary: The uncomfortable choices US tech firms face in investing in booming China